Collagen is required to uplift the skin and make it look younger and wrinkle-free. Essentially, everyone wants a youthful looking clean and pretty skin. When you age, your skin starts showing the signs of aging. There are several home-made face masks that can help in collagen and elastin production. Facemasks basically wash off all the toxins from your skin and help it look fresh and smooth.

Some benefits of face masks are:

• Enhances collagen production
• Repairs wrinkles
• Tightens of saggy skin
• Smoothen the skin
• Hydrate the skin
• Skin recovery

Banana peel mask
Mash half a ripe banana with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil or olive oil. Mix them together and apply this paste on your face and neck. Leave this mixture on your face for 15 minutes and rinse it off with cold water. This face mask will help open up the clogged pores on your face. Banana helps in hydrating your skin and olive oil makes your skin texture smooth.

Egg white face mask
Mix 1 egg white, 1 tablespoon yogurt, and quarter teaspoon sugar into a paste. Apply this mixture on your face and neck. The egg helps in skin tightening. Egg white helps in toning your skin and makes it firm. Yogurt in the face mask helps in cleaning your skin. Sugar acts like an exfoliate and scrubs the dirt off from the clogged facial pores. This face mask can also be used to reduce the signs of aging.

Green gram powder face mask
Mix 3 teaspoons of green gram powder. Make sure the powder does not have any artificial preservatives. Add milk to the powder until it forms a paste. Apply this facial mask on your face and neck and leave the mask for 15 minutes. Wash with cool water and pat dry. Green gram powder also known as fuller’s earth powder removes the blemishes from your skin and takes off the discoloration as well. Milk helps in the lightening of the skin and makes your skin softer and smoother. Milk is also known to remove tan and stimulate blood flow.

Oatmeal face mask
Grind oats to a fine powder. Mix oats with gram powder, honey, and rose water and make a paste. Apply this mask on your face and neck. Leave the mask on for 10 minutes. Wash with normal room temperature water. This face mask should be applied only once a week. Oats being a good absorbent remove all the dirt and impurities and smoothen the skin.

Vinegar facial mask
Vinegar has been used as a skin toner since the time of Helen of Troy, and it is just as effective today. After washing your face, mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar (ACV) with 2 cups of water as a finishing rinse to cleanse and tighten your skin. You can also make a homemade face mask by mixing ¼ cup of ACV with ¼ cup of water. Gently apply this mixture to your face and let it dry.